Chelsea FC has officially announced Frank Lampard as their Caretaker Manager until the end of the season. This comes following Graham Potter’s dismissal on Sunday.
The move marks a return to Stamford Bridge for Frank who enjoyed an illustrious playing career with the Blues, winning the Premier League on three occasions and the UEFA Champions League in Munich. He managed the club for 84 games, including guiding us to an FA Cup final.
He has been out of a job since January, when he was dismissed by Everton after less than a year in charge.
The ex-Chelsea and England midfielder previously managed the Blues from July 2019 until January 2021, when he was replaced by Thomas Tuchel.
The club’s record goalscorer led them to 44 wins from 84 matches, but left following five defeats in his last eight league games.
He was named Everton boss in January 2022 but was sacked eight days shy of his one-year anniversary in the role, after nine defeats in 12 Premier League games.
Co-controlling owners of Chelsea FC Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said:
‘We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge. Frank is a Premier League Hall of Famer and a legend at this club. As we continue our thorough and exhaustive process for a permanent head coach, we want to provide the club and our fans with a clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season.
We want to give ourselves every chance of success and Frank has all of the characteristics and qualities we need to drive us to the finish line.
‘We have an important game against Wolves on Saturday and then we will turn our attention to our Champions League quarter-final in Madrid next week. We are all going to give Frank our full backing as we aim to get the best possible outcome from all our remaining games.‘